ACRYLIC CHRISTMAS VINTAGE TUB
Designer: Bob Moreni
SUPPLIES
Form
- CD031 Vintage Tub
Colors
- SS-45 Buttermilk
- SS-19 Country Sage
- SS-138 Flat Black
- SS-176 Christmas Red
- SS-194 Medium Taupe
- SS-210 Orange
- S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing
Decorating Accessories
- Basecoat Brush
- Various Stain Brushes – Rounds & Flats
- CB-110 #10/0 Liner
- AC-502 Matte Sealer
- AC-310 Silkscreen Medium
- DSS-0133 Holiday
Miscellaneous Accessories
- Foam Plates or Aluminum Foil for Palette
- Paper Towels
- Water Bowl
- Soft Cloth
- Clean-Up Tool
- Palette Knife
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cast the mold in usual manner. Allow to dry! Clean the greenware with a Clean-Up Tool. Bisque fire to cone 04.
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- Using a CB-604 #4 Soft Fan, apply 2 coats of S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing to the inside of the Vintage Tub. Allow to dry.
- Bisque Fire to cone 06.
- Basecoat the outside of the Vintage Tub with 1-2 coats of SS-415 Buttermilk. Allow to dry!
- Place some SS-194 Medium Taupe onto your pallet, thin with some water. Apply some of the thinned SS-194 Medium Taupe to a small area of the piece at a time. Wipe back with a soft cloth to antique the piece. Allow to dry!
- Place some SS-138 Flat Black on a palette. Sprinkle some AC-310 Silkscreen Medium on top of the SS-138 Flat Black. Mix well with a Palette Knife to the consistency of peanut butter.
- Place the Merry Christmas on the center of the Vintage Tub. Using your finger tip, apply some of the SS-138 Flat black mix rubbing from the center out. Remove the silkscreen and place immediately into a bowl of water to prevent the mix drying on the silkscreen.
- Using your choice of Holly Silkscreens, apply the same way as the step above. NOTE: you can use the silkscreen on all four corners before washing the silkscreen. Allow to dry!
- Using a CB-110#100 Liner, color the Holly Leaves with thinned SS-19 Country Sage. Add dots of SS-176 Christmas Red to the berries then highlight with SS-210 Orange.
- Allow to dry!
- Apply 1-2 coats of AC-502 Matte Sealer to the piece.
- DO NOT FIRE